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Ebira Artistes for Peace


The peace campaign in Ebira land has taken a new dimension as Ebira singers prepare for a peace song intended to communicate message of peace and peacful co-existence among Ebiras home and in the Diaspora.

Organized by Ebira famous singer, engineer and TV presenter, Edward Jatto (EdJatto), the project began since about four weeks ago after consultations with the singers. Some of the artistes arrived Lagos 3 weeks back for the audition at the Riverdale Muti-media Studio, Allen Avenue, Ikeja. Among the artistes lined up are Fregene, Anavami, Dan Ozizi (Project coordinator), Odora & Wizzy, Jim Adeiza (Folly Kent), Ajoze, Echunavo, Umachaku, Ogavuda, Ohunene, Percento, Professor and more.

As the project enters its 4th week, the crew were in Lokoja, Kogi state capital from Friday, September 5th till Tuesday, September 9th 2008 before leaving for Lagos for the final session. While in Lokoja, the crew toured round the confluence city, giving EbiraView a good opportunity to access the tourism potentials of the state.
The crew was at Mount Pati which housed NTA Lokoja, Confluence TV and Grace FM. The Lord Lugard Rest House is a wonderful experience. The old house dating back to the early 18th Century remains standing in its elegance with its outdated communications systems and power generators intact. On the walls are hundreds of names of people who visit the mountain top on daily basis.
Other places visited were the Braccuda Club, Nostalgia Pool, the Diato Hotels and Grand Mirage where the 3-day audition took place. Addressing the crew, the secretary general of Ebira Peace Project, Alhaji Abubakar Imam advised those involved in any Ebira pece efforts to be courageous and steadfast pointing that the origin of a man is his biggest pride and priority. He however stressed that the situations in Ebira land can be discouraging
except that no where was better than home.
As an appreciation for the effort, Alhaji Abu Imam who recieved the crew in Lokoja treated us to a great lunch before taking us on a tour around the confluence city's most beautiful places and scenes. He further appealed that Ebiras seize the opportunity of the holy month of Ramadan to pray for a lasting solution to the polittical and other crises in Ebira land.
EbiraView, tasked with the official coverage of the project, hopes to update its readers of the progress of the peace song project with photos and video clips of the making and the final release.


The Lokoja Audition (Video Clip)
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